More about Roni Kay M. O’Dell

I’m an assistant professor of political science at California State University, San Marcos and currently live in San Diego, California. Previous positions include at Seton Hill University in Greensburg, Pennsylvania for nine years and Cameron University in Oklahoma for two years). I’m lucky to have had the chance to teach and write at such a wide variety of universities across the country. My doctorate is in international studies from the University of Denver, Colorado, and I have a masters degree in international policy from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, Monterey, California.

Current research is about how the Sustainable Development Goals were negotiated and how civil society groups were included in the negotiations. A book will be published soon and in the meantime, you can read about the topic in a journal article published by Global Policy, linked here (let me know if you need helping accessing it if you can’t find it through your library).

Previous published books and articles are listed in the Publications section of this website.

I’m devoted to teaching and learning. At Seton Hill University I spearheaded the establishment of the Model UN program in 2016 as well as the political science, global studies peer mentor program in 2018. For more, link here: Teaching.

I’m actively involved in human rights organizations, supporting scholarship in global politics, and in organizations that support the United Nations. Currently serving as Director at Large for the Human Development and Capability Association (HDCA) and as co-treasurer for the Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS).